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North Korea is preparing to launch a missile capable of reaching the US West Coast, Russia warns

North Korea is preparing to launch a missile capable of reaching the US West Coast, Russia warns | 07 Oct 2017 | A Russian lawmaker who just returned from a visit to Pyongyang has said North Korea is preparing to launch another missile 'in the nearest future'. Anton Morozov, of the nationalist Liberal-Democratic Party, added that he has seen calculations showing the missile can hit the US West Coast. Mr Morozov also said the North Koreans told him they have technology that would allow them to bring a warhead back down to earth intact.